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As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-reading-about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems. These posts have consistently been among the most popular features of Tor.com....
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Allí apareció, espada en mano, Conan el cimerio, de pelo negro y mirada taciturna, ladrón, saqueador y asesino, tan desbordante de melancolía como de júbilo, dispuesto a hollar con sus sandalias los engalanados tronos de la Tierra.
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Así se iniciaba «El Fénix en la espada», el relato que dio a conocer al más famoso de los héroes bárbaros. Durante los siguientes cuatro años, Robert E. Howard iría narrando la peripecia...
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Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction gives an insider's view of the strange and wonderful world of science fiction, by one of the most respected editors in the field, David G. Hartwell (1941-2016).
David G. Hartwell edited science fiction and fantasy for over twenty years. In that time, he worked with acclaimed and popular writers such as Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg, Gene Wolfe,...
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In this first general theory for the analysis of popular literary formulas, John G. Cawelti reveals the artistry that underlies the best in formulaic literature. Cawelti discusses such seemingly diverse works as Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Dorothy Sayers's The Nine Tailors, and Owen Wister's The Virginian in the light of his hypotheses about the cultural function of formula literature. He describes the most important artistic characteristics of popular...
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In Dante and the Limits of the Law, Justin Steinberg offers the first comprehensive study of the legal structure essential to Dante's Divine Comedy. Steinberg reveals how Dante imagines an afterlife dominated by sophisticated laws, hierarchical jurisdictions, and rationalized punishments and rewards. He makes the compelling case that Dante deliberately exploits this highly structured legal system to explore the phenomenon of exceptions to it, crucially...
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Vancrux Seif es un antiguo hechicero, proveniente de una realidad en la que el honor, la magia, los dragones y las batallas a muerte están a la orden del día, pero ahora ha quedado atrapado en un mundo tecnológicamente avanzado, donde tiene pocos aliados y muchos enemigos, y que se encuentra al borde de la destrucción. Una premonición le revela que su vida está en peligro y la única forma de salvarse es guardar sus recuerdos en un artefacto...
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Norman, un scientifique polyvalent, s'efforce de trouver toutes les solutions possibles pour guérir sa petite amie. Malgré de nombreux échecs, il décide d'utiliser son dernier recours : voyager dans le futur afin de trouver le remède tant recherché. Cependant, ce qu'il découvre sur les êtres humains du futur complique sa mission.
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Après avoir eu une vision de l'avenir de l'humanité, Homo Bovis s'est lancé dans...
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No adoramos a Lupin por burlar a los opulentos, sino por hacerlo con garbo y gracia. Es noble y encantador, caballeroso, delicado y tan simpático que todo lo que hace parece correcto, y que, a pesar de nosotros mismos, con frecuencia nos sorprendemos deseándole el éxito a sus empeños. Este volumen presenta la colección inicial de relatos, protagonizada por el caballero ladrón, con una destacada traducción, ornamentada con ilustraciones clásicas...
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Nobel Prize-winning novelist J. M. Coetzee is one of the most widely taught contemporary writers, but also one of the most elusive. Many critics who have addressed his work have devoted themselves to rendering it more accessible and acceptable, often playing down the features that discomfort and perplex his readers.
Yet it is just these features, Derek Attridge argues, that give Coetzee's work its haunting power and offer its greatest rewards. Attridge...
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Made up of nine prominent scholars, The Postclassicisms Collective aims to map a space for theorizing and reflecting on the values attributed to antiquity. The product of these reflections, Postclassicisms takes up a set of questions about what it means to know and care about Greco-Roman antiquity in our turbulent world and offers suggestions for a discipline in transformation, as new communities are being built around the study of the ancient Greco-Roman...
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Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. But they do not merely entertain, inform, or distress us-they show us what counts as right or wrong and teach us who we are and who we can imagine being. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. In Letting Stories Breathe, Arthur W. Frank grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories...
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Newly published lectures by Foucault on madness, literature, and structuralism.
Perceiving an enigmatic relationship between madness, language, and literature, French philosopher Michel Foucault developed ideas during the 1960s that are less explicit in his later, more well-known writings. Collected here, these previously unpublished texts reveal a Foucault who undertakes an analysis of language and experience detached from their historical...
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This is the unauthorized, uncensored and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture phenomenon. The original Star Trek series debuted in 1966 and has spawned five TV series spin-offs and a dozen feature films, with an upcoming one from Paramount arriving in 2016. The Fifty-Year Mission is a no-holds-barred oral history of five decades of Star Trek, told by the people who were there. Hear from the hundreds of television and film executives,...
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This is the true story behind the making of a television legend. There have been many books written about Star Trek, but never with the unprecedented access, insight and candor of authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. Having covered the franchise for over three decades, they've assembled the ultimate guide to a television classic.
The Fifty-Year Mission: Volume Two is an incisive, no-holds-barred oral history telling the story of post-Original...
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Step on up. Step on up. Look into the funhouse mirrors inspired by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe. Malinowski delves into body image and explores how it twists and transforms romance. Who is the vampire? Who is the demon? And who turns to dust? Gabby Gilliam's illustrations pop and translate the words on the page into energy. This collection reads as a jazz riff and as the tongue twists, so does the image in the mirror.
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"The Hobbit is one of the most widely read and best-loved books of the twentieth century. In December 2012, millions will be introduced or reintroduced to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic with the arrival of the first of two film adaptations by acclaimed director Peter Jackson. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is a fun, thoughtful, and insightful companion volume, designed to bring a thorough and original new reading of this great work to a general...
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"The Dragon's Gift: A Tale of Courage and Kindness" weaves a magical narrative that transports readers into a realm brimming with bravery and compassion. Follow the spirited journey of Lily and Jasper as they venture into the enchanted forest, guided by their unyielding friendship and an encounter with the wise dragon, Azura.As they navigate through trials designed to test their courage, wisdom, and empathy, Lily and Jasper discover the profound essence...
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Welcome to the gateway of imagination, where the boundless realms of science fiction unfold before you. In this comprehensive guide, we embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of reality and explores the vast cosmos of speculative storytelling. This book serves as both an homage to the illustrious heritage of science fiction and a guiding light for aspiring writers navigating the uncharted territories of the genre. Our odyssey begins with...
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In 2001, Michael Swanwick published the book-length interview Being Gardner Dozois. Now Swanwick himself becomes the subject of inquiry. During a year of conversations, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg) set about discussing with Swanwick his remarkable career, with a particular focus on his extraordinary short fiction. The resulting collection of transcribed interviews is a tribute to the similarly-named...